Example Sentences

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Greek authorities have rendered safe a naval drone carrying explosives after it was discovered in the Ionian Sea by fishermen.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

If the past 20 years have rendered fear irrelevant, could risk be mispriced?

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

It’s easy to dismiss my concerns as an obsession with constitutional niceties that modern conditions have rendered obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

“We did not disclose that an AI was used to write comments, as this would have rendered the study unfeasible,” the team from Zurich wrote.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2025

All of these would have rendered him harmless, except that he also had staring blue eyes, eyes that could read everything that was going on underneath my forehead.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson